Saturday, March 12, 2011

Okay, here's what you all have been waiting for.....my Madeleine Cookie recipe!

Now....I'm going to give you the American version recipe. The one that I use is in French and its a bit hard for me to translate. First of all you are going to need one of these Madeleine cookie molds. I only have one but I end up using twice amount of time so if you're in a rush and want to make all 24 at the same time, I suggest you buy two of them!

Madeleine Cookie Mold

Ingredients:

3 Eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract (lemon zest is better)

1/3 cup of milk

2 cups of flour (preferred, self rising flour)

1 tsp baking powder

6 tablespoons soft/melted butter

Baking spray

Makes 24 Madeleines

Preheat oven at 375 degrees

Sift the dry ingredients, put on the side.

Beat eggs with sugar, vanilla and 1/2 of the milk until thick and light yellow.

Cool on a rack, continuously turning it over every 15 minutes as they cool.

If you only have one mold, re grease and repeat the above.

Et voila.....here you go...it taste better than the ones they sell at Starbuck's! You can get creative and start dipping them in chocolate!

So, my husband is lucky to eat this every morning! He eats about 4 or 5 of them so you can imagine I have to make them once a week and I can do it with my eyes closed! Until this day, I still only have one mold....yeah, okay, I better invest in another! I also use no milk and less sugar, if you prefer that, email me and I can send you my French version of it and give you the measurements in grams.

History:
Madeleine cookies originated from the Lorraine Region in northeastern France. There are 2 stories from where the name came from, the first being named from a 19th century pastry cook, Madeleine Paulmier but others say Madeleine Paulmier was a cook in the 18th century for Stanislaw Leszczynski (Polish, Duc de Lorraine), whose son-in-law, Louis XV of France, named them for her.

Friday, March 11, 2011

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